UOP technology picked at Brunei aromatics project

Aromatics products derived at the facility will help meet growing demand for plastics and synthetic fibers in the region, according to the company. The project, to be located in Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei Darussalam, is expected to be one of the largest aromatics complexes in the world.

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Technology from Honeywell's UOP has been selected to
produce key petrochemicals in a new complex in
Brunei, officials said on Tuesday.

Brunei Hengyi Industries, a subsidiary of China's Zhejiang
Hengyi Group, will use several UOP technologies to produce
aromatics, which are key materials used in the production of
polymers, plastics, resins and synthetic fibers such as
polyester and nylon.

"As the demand for aromatics grows in the region, producers
are looking for ways to maximize product yields, while reducing
production costs and minimizing investment costs," said Pete
Piotrowski, senior vice president and general manager of UOP's
process technology and equipment
business.

"UOP's integrated aromatics technology will provide the lowest
energy consumption, cost of production and overall investment
cost," he added.

Aromatics products derived at the facility will help meet
growing demand for plastics and synthetic fibers in the region,
according to the company.

The project, to be located in Pulau
Muara Besar, Brunei Darussalam, is expected to be one of the
largest aromatics complexes in the world.

The project will combine a 2.2
million tpy hydrocracking unit, utilizing the UOP
Unicracking process and catalysts; a 3.3 million
tpy UOP CCR Platforming unit; and a 1.5 million
tpy UOP Parex unit.

In addition to technology licensing, UOP says
it will provide engineering, training and technical
services, catalysts, adsorbents, and specialty equipment for
the project. Aromatics production is
expected to start up in 2015.

Congratulations for brunei.That is good project that can help this country grow up..UOP also one of the famous technologies produce aromatic product.I also one of technician maintenance working before with this technologies in PETRONAS Malaysia Aromatic Complex around 8 years.Hopefully every planning become real hope..

Ahmed E. Helmi04.21.2013

Congratulations to both parties. I had most of my info-rich years of industrial career when I worked with UOP engineers/technicians at Amerya Refinery, Alex, Egypt. To have a platformer is a gain but to add Aromatics extraction plant is much better utilization of the platformer's products than barely burning them as fuels. With deeper extraction for the Xylenes; Brunei can get the feed to its petrochemical plants right from its own Oils. It is a pleasure when one sees the technical achievements leave the surface of periodicals/textbooks and turn to reality on Land as refining/petrochemical plants.